PBP ARM Processor RECOGNIZED by Default Debian OS Synaptic Package Manager
12-18-2019, 03:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-18-2019, 03:46 PM by jcj52436999.)
SPM meaning Synaptic Package Manager. I expected that ARM machines would have many Fewer ready apps. And experienced computer folks seem to agree that ARM apps are fewer in number. I was pleasantly surprised to find GVIM. Now I am trying others.
SO, here then is the salient question, if SPM provides N number of apps for x86 machines, what fraction of N are available and ready for ARM machines please?
Yes, that helps, Thanks! I hardly expect that APT will provide All apps as both ARM and x86.
Good information folks, thanks!
So this all begs the question, when I look at APT or SPM displays of available apps, in what column or marker for a given app will I find the indication that ARM and/or x86 builds are available?
SO, here then is the salient question, if SPM provides N number of apps for x86 machines, what fraction of N are available and ready for ARM machines please?
(12-18-2019, 03:15 PM)Schtromar Wrote:(12-18-2019, 02:58 PM)jcj52436999 Wrote: What surprises me is that some group or groups took the time to config and compile ARM binaries for SPM! In fact, the scuttlebutt has always been that very few apps have been so prepared! It makes sense that GVIM has been so compiled, because many developers will need it for further app tweaking, but people I know do not know that many apps may be ready for ARM. One app that is MISSING is GUFW, to help users manage their digital defenses, in needed now.
Well, Synapctic is just a frontend/GUI for APT. As long as it's in the repos it will show up in the list. Synaptic themselves have nothing to do with the packages in the repository. The ARM repos did come a long way since the Raspberry Pi came out in 2012(?). Say what you want, but RPi did help bring ARM to the mainstream.
Hope that helps
Yes, that helps, Thanks! I hardly expect that APT will provide All apps as both ARM and x86.
Good information folks, thanks!
So this all begs the question, when I look at APT or SPM displays of available apps, in what column or marker for a given app will I find the indication that ARM and/or x86 builds are available?
